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Report on the Judicial Audit Conducted in the Regional Trial Court, Branch 8, Cebu City

REPORT ON THE JUDICIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED IN THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 8, CEBU CITY

A.M. No. 05-2-101-RTC | 2005-04-26

D E C I S I O N 


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J: 

Every person shall have the right to a speedy disposition of their cases before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies.[1] Rule 3.05 of the Code of Judicial Conduct requires judges to dispose of the court's business promptly and to act, one way or the other, on cases pending before him within the period prescribed therefor. Inability to decide a case within the required period is not excusable and constitutes gross inefficiency.[2] 

On May 31 to June 1, 2004, a judicial audit was conducted in the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City, Branch 8, in connection with the impending...